Special Features | p. xv |
List of Topics | p. xvii |
Acknowledgments | p. xxxix |
A Note to the Reader | p. xliii |
Introduction to the Cell | |
The Evolution of the Cell | p. 3 |
Small Molecules, Energy, and Biosynthesis | p. 41 |
Macromolecules: Structure, Shape, and Information | p. 89 |
How Cells Are Studied | p. 139 |
Molecular Genetics | |
Protein Function | p. 195 |
Basic Genetic Mechanisms | p. 223 |
Recombinant DNA Technology | p. 291 |
The Cell Nucleus | p. 335 |
Control of Gene Expression | p. 401 |
Internal Organization of the Cell | |
Membrane Structure | p. 477 |
Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Ionic Basis of Membrane Excitability | p. 507 |
Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting | p. 551 |
Vesicular Traffic in the Secretory and Endocytic Pathways | p. 599 |
Energy Conversion: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts | p. 653 |
Cell Signaling | p. 721 |
The Cytoskeleton | p. 787 |
The Cell-Division Cycle | p. 863 |
The Mechanics of Cell Division | p. 911 |
Cells in Their Social Context | |
Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion, and the Extracellular Matrix | p. 949 |
Germ Cells and Fertilization | p. 1011 |
Cellular Mechanisms of Development | p. 1037 |
Differentiated Cells and the Maintenance of Tissues | p. 1139 |
The Immune System | p. 1195 |
Cancer | p. 1255 |
Glossary | p. 1 |
Index | p. 1 |
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